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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study, we investigated in vivo the infection and APC functions of dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages (Mphi) after administration of live mycobacteria to mice. Experiments were conducted with Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) or a rBCG expressing a reporter Ag. Following infection of mice, DC and Mphi were purified and the presence of immunogenic peptide/MHC class II complexes was detected ex vivo on sorted cells, as was the secretion of IL-12 p40. We show in this study that DC is a host cell for mycobacteria, and we provide an in vivo detailed picture of the role of Mphi and DC in the mobilization of immunity during the early stages of a bacterial infection. Strikingly, BCG bacilli survive but remain stable in number in the DC leukocyte subset during the first 2 wk of infection. As Ag presentation by DC is rapidly lost, this suggests that DC may represent a hidden reservoir for mycobacteria.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
168
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1294-301
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Antigen Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Antigens, CD80, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-BCG Vaccine, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Immunity, Active, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Immunity, Innate, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Immunization Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Injections, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Interleukin-12, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Mycobacterium bovis, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Vaccines, Attenuated, pubmed-meshheading:11801668-Vaccines, Synthetic
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Dendritic cells are host cells for mycobacteria in vivo that trigger innate and acquired immunity.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de Biologie des Régulations Immunitaires, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't